The clocks are rolling back this Sunday as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end.
You may not be excited for those longer, darker nights, but it turns out that extra hour of sleep puts our bodies in a much better position.
“We actually wake up feeling more refreshed, feeling better,” said Dr. Innessa Donskoy, a pediatric sleep specialist at Advocate Children’s Hospital. “And when we feel more refreshed, we're generally more likely to be kinda working at our optimal level.”
Not only do we get a good night’s sleep, but falling back to Standard Time gives us more sunlight when we need it most.
“Light exposure in the morning wakes us up, not only because it's shining brightly at us, but because it's signaling to our brain that it's morning and it's time to start those morning processes,” said Donskoy.
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The Sunshine Protection Act was approved by the U.S. Senate but is currently stalled in the House.
Donsky tells WBBM Newsradio that’s because sleep experts disagree with the proposal, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
“The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has actually responded to this bill, suggesting that perhaps it should be Standard Time that we switched to, which is the time that's about to start on Sunday.”
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If the current bill becomes law, clocks will spring forward in March and would not change come Nov. 5, 2023.
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